"he tried to tell the truth, but what came out was only half of the truth. Later, much later, he found that he was unable to relieve himself of two regrets: one, that when she leaned back he saw that the necklace he made had scratched her throat, and two, that in the most important moment of his life he had chosen the wrong sentence."

Today is the last day celebrating "Read Across America Week." To commemorate the day our elementary school lets the kids dress up as their favorite book character and they give prizes for the best likenesses. My kids look forward to this every year. I hate most anything to do with costumes, but somehow because it's all about books, I'm a big fan too. Last year Savannah was Kevin Henkes' "Lily" and I hunted all over town for some red cowboy boots and sparkly green-rimmed glasses. It's still one of my favorites, but then I have a thing for Lily anyway. So darling.

Anyway, this year Olivia chose to be Daisy-Head Mayzie from Dr. Seuss...